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Jul 31, 2024 | 
cbs17.com | Chloe Rafferty
A spot in Raleigh is getting national attention as it ranks one of the top hidden gems for picnicking in the U.S.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
cbs17.com | Chloe Rafferty
Drugs seized (Hoke County Sheriff’s Office) Posted: Jul 25, 2024 / 04:36 PM EDT Updated: Jul 25, 2024 / 04:36 PM EDT RAEFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — A woman is facing drug trafficking charges after multiple driving violations drew attention to her vehicle, the Hoke County Sheriff’s office said Thursday.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
cbs17.com | Chloe Rafferty |Hayley Fixler
CARY, N.C. (WNCN) — A Cary mom has pled guilty to second-degree murder Thursday after leaving her two daughters in a hot car, according to Wake County court documents. Court documents said Launice Shanique Battle, 31, pled guilty as part of a plea deal for an incident in August of 2022. Battle was charged two counts of murder in the deaths of 3-year-old Amora Milbourne and 2-year-old Trinity Milbourne.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
cbs17.com | Chloe Rafferty
Posted: Jul 25, 2024 / 01:06 PM EDT Updated: Jul 25, 2024 / 01:06 PM EDT NOTE: The accompanying video explains what people should know about fentanyl. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A man is facing drug trafficking charges after hundreds of grams of fentanyl were found among several other drugs seized, the Fayetteville Police Department said Thursday.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
cbs17.com | Chloe Rafferty
Baby owl rescue (Credit: Wake County Parks) Posted: Jul 25, 2024 / 01:02 PM EDT Updated: Jul 25, 2024 / 01:02 PM EDT HOLLY SPRINGS, N.C. (WNCN) — Two baby owls are back in the wild after they were rehabilitated over the last few months, Wake County Parks said Thursday.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
cbs17.com | Chloe Rafferty
HALIFAX, N.C. (WNCN) — A man is charged with attempted murder after using a stolen shotgun to shoot at a man he thought was a thief, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 12 p.m. Wednesday, deputies said they were called to the area of Three Bridges Road and NC Highway 903 in reference to shots fired. When deputies arrived, they said they spoke with a man who said he was on Family Drive when someone started shooting at him with a shotgun.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
cbs17.com | Chloe Rafferty
Posted: Jul 25, 2024 / 11:25 AM EDT Updated: Jul 25, 2024 / 11:25 AM EDT Note: The accompanying video explains how to protect kids online as child sex crimes increase in North CarolinaCARTHAGE, N.C. (WNCN) — A man is accused of exploiting minors was arrested after a months-long investigation, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Deputies said they arrested 45-year-old Robert Lee Thomas, of Carthage, Wednesday.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
wnct.com | Glyniss Wiggins |Chloe Rafferty
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A warning to drivers in central North Carolina as we see several cases in our area involving kids and pets in hot cars. On Wednesday, the Wake County Department of Health and Human Services held a demonstration showing how these incidents can have devastating results. The remains of a French bulldog named Tori were recently found in Harnett County after deputies said a FedEx delivery driver stole the dog.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
cbs17.com | Chloe Rafferty |Glyniss Wiggins
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A warning to drivers in central North Carolina as we see several cases in our area involving kids and pets in hot cars. On Wednesday, the Wake County Department of Health and Human Services held a demonstration showing how these incidents can have devastating results. The remains of a French bulldog named Tori were recently found in Harnett County after deputies said a FedEx delivery driver stole the dog.
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Jul 24, 2024 | 
wnct.com | Hannah Leyva |Keaton Eberly |Chloe Rafferty
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The Wake County Sheriff’s Office and the Knightdale Fire Department responded to a report of a drowning in the Neuse River in Raleigh on Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s office. The call came in around 11:30 a.m. near the Neuse River Greenway Trail and Loch Raven Parkway, the sheriff’s office said. The incident is near the same location where other drownings have happened this summer, including one last Sunday.
